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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in e-learning technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Colorado System to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also reviews the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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